How you behave online can hold you back professionally, or it can boost your reputation. Learn how to practise perfect netiquette. Whenever you’re online – sending an email, taking part in a video conference, tweeting something that made you laugh or adding your latest puppy pic to Instagram – you’re stamping your personality and attitude to life
on the internet. And because the internet always remembers what you say and what you do, it’s a good idea to make sure you know your netiquette. Netiquette is a mash-up of the words “internet” and “etiquette”, and it describes the accepted way of doing things online. It’s a wide subject and sometimes context-specific but broadly, netiquette covers: At its heart, good netiquette is about good behaviour. Everything we say and do gives people we meet clues to our character, and it’s the same online. So whether you’re following or flouting the rules of netiquette, people will gain an impression of you. You might think that being your wildest self might be okay because it’s just for your friends and family, but the internet is never just for friends and family. In the world of social media, once something’s
online, it’s there forever. So make sure that you manage your online social profile well. Communicating in the digital world has unique challenges. In emails, texts and social media, it’s easy to be misunderstood because, unlike talking to people face-to-face, you don’t get those subtle, visual clues like expression and gesture that tell you that your message is being received in the way it is intended. As a result, we’ve all
seen flame wars started by a simple message taken the wrong way. You’re probably automatically practising a good standard of netiquette already, but here are the basics: 5 tips for perfect netiquetteTip 1: Behave online as you would offline Keep to your usual high standards of behaviour, whoever you interact with – online or offline. For example, if you wouldn’t call out someone on a mistake offline, then don’t do it online. Instead, practise your everyday politeness and thoughtfulness in your emails, texts, video calls and social media as you would to a friend or colleague. It can be very understandable to feel triggered by things we read on social media. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t react. Instead:
Tip 2: Respect other people’s time When you’re new to a job, an inbox that’s full to bursting can be stressful. How are you ever going to get time to deal with it all? In addition, emails that you don’t need or need no action take up your time and headspace. So, when you’re sending emails, it’s your opportunity to be part of the solution. Send emails only to the people who need that information. Perhaps talk to your colleagues and make some rules about email, for instance:
There’s netiquette for your email style, of course. Work emails, or emails to prospective employers, will need a very different style from those to your friends or family. Don’t forget:
Tip 3: Respect the rules of the platform you’re using It’s essential to familiarise yourself with the rules and guidelines on any platform you’re using not to frustrate other users. Accepted behaviour can vary widely – for instance, Reddit netiquette is very different from that of LinkedIn. Take a look at the ground rules before you post or lurk for a while to get the feel of the platform. Video conferencing: special netiquette Video conferencing is a special case: it’s real-time and face-to-face, and so there are particular rules on how to show your professionalism. Here’s what to do (and what not to do:)
Tip 4: Work on your professional social media profile While you’re looking for that perfect job, it’s a good idea to spend some time being active professionally online. More and more, employers are starting to screen applicants through their social profiles – not necessarily looking for something terrible about the candidate, but something great, like beneficial experience or a personality that will ‘fit’ their culture. If you view professional platforms like LinkedIn as your walking, talking CV, then you can’t go far wrong. The trick is to be yourself, but your most professional self. To enrich your profile:
Tip 5: Use an appropriate email sign-off When you’re sending an email, make sure that your sign off – technically called a valediction – is appropriate to your audience and always polite:
Sounds a bit dull? Not if you’ve already closed your message with something upbeat, personal and connecting, for instance, “I’m really pleased to be working with you on this.” Much of netiquette is common sense, and the chances are that your standards are already high. But it’s worth taking the time to make the best of yourself online to create an all-around online presence to be proud of. For more advice, get in touch today. CONTACT US Which of the following is an example of someone who is not practising good netiquette?Not respecting people's privacy – It is deemed bad netiquette to share any information about someone else online without permission to do so. Even if they share that information themselves, you should always check. Not only is it considered as bad netiquette but it could also be considered doxing.
What rules should guide your behaviour when you interact with friends and co workers on social media?The following 10 rules and reminders for online communication and behaviour have been summarized from Virginia Shea's book, Netiquette.. Rule 1: Remember the human. ... . Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior as in "real life" ... . Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace. ... . Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth.. Can students use wikis to share notes and give feedback?Wikis are not useful in education because students cannot use them to share notes and give feedback.
What is it called when an attacker convinces you to enter personal information at an imposter website?What is it called when an attacker convinces you to enter personal information at an imposter website after receiving an email from a person masquerading as an employee from your bank? phishing.
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